What color is #AFB292?

#AFB292 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB292?

The RGB value is 175, 178, 146: 175 red, 178 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB292?

The complementary color is #9592B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB292 color

#AFB292 rgb(175, 178, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFB292 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 69.8% green and 57.3% blue (175, 178, 146).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#AFB292 color codes

HEX	`#AFB292`
RGB	`rgb(175, 178, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 69.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.58, -6.61, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.58, 17.35, 112.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.787, 43.03, 33.451)`
Decimal	`11514514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB292, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFB292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFB292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb292; }
.text { color: #afb292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 178 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb292, #9fb292); }

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Questions

What color is #AFB292?: #AFB292 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB292?: The RGB value is 175, 178, 146: 175 red, 178 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB292?: The complementary color is #9592B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.